Bernard Arnault, Amancio Ortega, Christy Walton, and Stefan Persson are among the ten richest people in fashion, who own a huge amount of luxury fashion retailers worldwide.
1. Bernard Arnault
Net worth: $41 billion
Nationality: French
Forbes billionaire ranking: 4
Bernard Arnault is the fourth richest man in the world and the richest man in Europe. He serves as the chairman of luxury conglomerate LVMH and owns stakes in Bulgari, Hermes, and Carrefour
2. Amancio Ortega
Net worth: $31 billion
Nationality: Spain
Forbes billionaire ranking: 7
Amancio Ortega is the former chairman of Indetix, which owns fashion retailers including Zara, Massimo Dutti and Stradivarius. The company has 5,000 stores in 77 countries
3. Christy Walton
Net worth: $26.5 billion
Nationality: U.S.
Forbes billionaire ranking: 10
Walton, the heir to the Wal-Mart empire, is the richest woman in the world and the 4th richest person in the United States
4. Stefan Persson
Net worth: $24.5
Nationality: Swedish
Forbes billionaire ranking: 13
Stefan Persson is the chairman of cheap-chic retailer Hennes & Mauritz (H&M), which has 2,200 stores worldwide
5. Liliane Bettencourt
Net worth: $23.5 billion
Nationality: French
Forbes billionaire ranking: 15
Liliane Bettencourt is L'Oreal heir with a fortune of estimated US$23.5 billion
6. Phil Knight
Net worth: $12.7 billion
Nationality: U.S.
Forbes billionaire ranking: 60
Co-founder and chairman of Nike Phil Knight has an estimated net worth of US$13.1 billion as of 2011
7. Francois Pinault
Net worth: $11.5 billion
Nationality: French
Forbes billionaire ranking: 67
Francois Pinault is the majority shareholder of luxury goods conglomerate PPR and husband of actress Salma Hayek. He is also the owner of auction house Christie's
8. Leonardo Del Vecchio
Net worth: $11 billion
Nationality: Italian
Forbes billionaires rank: 71
Del Vecchio is the founder of the the world's largest manufacturer of sunglasses and prescription eyeglasses Luxottica. His company has over 6,000 retail stores, including Sunglass Hut and LensCrafters
9. Tadashi Yanai
Net worth: $7.6 billion
Nationality: Japanese
Forbes billionaire ranking: 122
Founder and president of Fast Retailing, Tadashi Yanai, has a net worth of estimated US$6.0 billion in 2009
10. Philip and Cristina Green
Net worth: $7.2 billion
Nationality: U.K.
Forbes billionaire ranking: 132
Philip and Cristina Green run Topshop, one of the most popular British retail chains
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